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Thursday 8 October

Born on this day: Pádraig O’Keeffe (1887)

• Thu 8 Oct 19:00 22:00

  Folk club night

  Mike Hammond and Mike Barnard at Folk at the Bridge

  The Bridge Community Centre, Milford on Sea, Hampshire

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• Thu 8 Oct 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Darlington Folk Acoustic Club

  Rolling Mills Club, Darlington, County Durham

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Thu 8 Oct 19:30 22:30

  Folk club night

  Mossy Christian at Topic Folk Club

  The Castle, Bradford, West Yorkshire

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• Thu 8 Oct 19:30 22:30

  Folk club night

  Mary McCombs & Friends at Hungry Horse Folk Club

  The Whitby Club, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire

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• Thu 8 Oct 19:45 22:30

  Session

  Minchinhampton Folk Club Singers’ Night

  Cotswold Club, Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire

  • Mixed
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• Thu 8 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Session

  Newport Folk Club Open Night

  Newport Fugitives Athletic Club, Newport, Newport

  • Song
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Thu 8 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Nicky Haxby at Louth Folk Club

  Louth Jazz Club, Louth, Lincolnshire

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• Thu 8 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Tog Fàire at Orpington Folk Club

  Farnborough Social Club, Orpington, Greater London

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• Thu 8 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Clydesdale Folk Club Singers’ Night

  The Elphinstone Hotel, Biggar, South Lanarkshire

  • Mixed
  • Scottish
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• Thu 8 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Paul Walker and Karen Pfeiffer at Bromsgrove Folk Club

  Catshill Club, Catshill, Worcestershire

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• Thu 8 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Jon Wilks at Black Swan Folk Club

  Black Swan Inn, York, North Yorkshire

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• Thu 8 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Aaron Horlock and Will Allen at Islington Folk Club

  The Brewhouse & Kitchen, London

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• Thu 8 Oct 20:30 22:30

  Session

  Stockport Acoustic Folk Club

  The Midland, Stockport, Greater Manchester

  • Mixed
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• Thu 8 Oct 20:30 23:00

  Session

  Nitten Folk Club Singaround

  Dean Tavern, Newtongrange, Midlothian

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Thu 8 Oct 20:30 22:30

  Session

  Lyceum Folk & Acoustic Club Singers’ Night

  Crindau Constitutional Club, Newport, Newport

  • Mixed
  • Welsh
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• Thu 8 Oct 20:30 23:30

  Folk club night

  Time Bandits at Lymm Folk Club

  The Spread Eagle, Lymm, Cheshire

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• Thu 8 Oct 21:30 23:30

  Session

  Chorlton Folk Club

  South West Manchester Cricket Club, Chorlton, Greater Manchester

  • Song
  • Contemporary
  • Traditional
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Friday 9 October

• Fri 9 Oct 19:30 22:30

  Folk club night

  Rachael McShane and the Cartographers at Norwich Folk Club

  Christ Church Centre, Norwich, Norfolk

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• Fri 9 Oct 19:30 22:30

  Folk club night

  Ward & Thorne at Pump Acoustic Club

  The Village Pump, Trowbridge, Wiltshire

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• Fri 9 Oct 19:40 22:40

  Folk club night

  Jack Rutter at Second Time Around Folk Club

  Royal British Legion Social Club (Haig House), Beeston, Nottinghamshire

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• Fri 9 Oct 19:45 21:45

  Session

  Kelso Folk & Live Music Club Singers’ Night

  Cross Keys Hotel (Oak Room), Kelso, Scottish Borders

  • Mixed
  • Scottish
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• Fri 9 Oct 19:45 22:45

  Folk club night

  Jez Lowe at Potteries Folk Club

  Fenton Town Hall, Fenton, Staffordshire

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• Fri 9 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  New Crystal Folk Club

  Hill and Cakemore Liberal Club, Halesowen, West Midlands

  • Song
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Fri 9 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Bacca Pipes Singers Night

  Riddlesden Institute, Keighley, West Yorkshire

  • Song
  • English
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• Fri 9 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Lara Gisborne, Cambridge & Walker and Pointy Finger at Cambridge Folk Club

  The Golden Hind, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

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• Fri 9 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  The Blow-ins at Waveney Folk Club

  Gunton Estate Community Hall, Lowestoft, Suffolk

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• Fri 9 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  George Sansome & Matt Quinn at Northwich Folk Club

  The Royal British Legion (Social) Club, Davenham, Cheshire

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• Fri 9 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Richard Grainger at The Lake District Folk & Acoustic Club

  Staveley Institute, Staveley, Cumbria

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• Fri 9 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Pete MacCallum and Jonny Hardie at Stonehaven Folk Club

  Stonehaven Community Education Centre ‘Outside Hall’, Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire

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• Fri 9 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Ann Lamb & Graham Bell at Bodmin Folk Club

  St Petroc’s Parish Centre, Bodmin, Cornwall

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• Fri 9 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Sally Ironmonger & Brian Carter at The Song Loft

  The Beechey Room, The York House Centre, Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire

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• Fri 9 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Tom McConville at Watford Folk Club

  Watford Ex-Services and Social Club, Watford, Hertfordshire

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Saturday 10 October🌑 New moon

Born on this day: John Prine (1946), Kirsty MacColl (1959) and Tom Hughes (1907)

• Sat 10 Oct 19:30 22:30

  Folk club night

  Jerry O’Reilly & Rosie Davis at Lewes Saturday Folk Club

  Westgate Chapel, Lewes, East Sussex

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Sunday 11 October

• Sun 11 Oct 19:00 22:00

  Folk club night

  Jez Lowe at Ryburn Folk Club

  Hollins Mill, Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire

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• Sun 11 Oct 19:30 21:30

  Session

  South Shields Folk Club

  South Tyneside Indoor Bowls and Social Club, South Shields, Tyne and Wear

  • Song
  • Traditional
  • Singaround
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• Sun 11 Oct 19:30 22:30

  Session

  Bude Folk Club Singers’ Night

  The Falcon Hotel, Bude, Cornwall

  • Mixed
  • English
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• Sun 11 Oct 19:30 22:45

  Session

  Woolston and Bursledon Folk Club Night

  Bursledon Village Hall, Bursledon, Hampshire

  • Mixed
  • English
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• Sun 11 Oct 19:30 22:30

  Folk club night

  Anne Lamb & Graham Bell at Dreamers Folk

  The Victoria Inn, Four Lanes, Cornwall

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• Sun 11 Oct 19:30 22:30

  Folk club night

  Chris While & Julie Matthews at Hitchin Folk Club

  The Cricket Pavilion, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

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• Sun 11 Oct 19:30 22:30

  Folk club night

  Dryadic at Walthamstow Folk Club

  Ye Olde Rose and Crown Theatre Pub, London

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• Sun 11 Oct 19:45 21:45

  Session

  TwickFolk Singaround

  The Cabbage Patch Pub (Patchworks), Twickenham

  • Song
  • English
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• Sun 11 Oct 19:45 22:45

  Folk club night

  Jack Rutter at Folk on the Moor

  Moorland Hotel, Wotter, Devon

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• Sun 11 Oct 20:00 22:30

  Session

  Readifolk Singers’ Night

  Community Hall, Watlington House, Reading, Berkshire

  • Song
  • English
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• Sun 11 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Nigel Bagge, Mike Piggott and Derek Bond at Horsham Folk Club

  The Normandy Centre, Horsham, West Sussex

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• Sun 11 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Denny Terrell & Christine Davis at Croydon Folk and Blues Club

  Ruskin House, Croydon, Greater London

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Monday 12 October

Born on this day: Cyril Tawney (1930) and Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872)

• Mon 12 Oct 19:00 22:00

  Session

  Conwy Folk Club Singers’ Night

  Conwy Comrades Sports and Social Club, Conwy, Conwy

  • Mixed
  • Welsh
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• Mon 12 Oct 19:00 22:00

  Folk club night

  Ian W Brown, Jessie Thompson, Phil Chandler (Dorset Phil), Threadbare Ravens, Stewart Dalgliesh and Kitty Vernon & Mick Pearce at Brunny Folk

  Cafe@the Allendale, Wimborne, Dorset

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• Mon 12 Oct 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Stockton Folk Club

  The Moline Cross, Norton Cricket Club, Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham

  • Song
  • Traditional
  • Singaround
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• Mon 12 Oct 19:30 22:30

  Folk club night

  Accord at Mansfield Folk and Acoustic Club

  Forest Town Arena, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire

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• Mon 12 Oct 19:30 22:00

  Session

  Saltburn Folk Club Singaround

  Saltburn House, Saltburn-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire

  • Song
  • English
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• Mon 12 Oct 19:30 22:30

  Folk club night

  Breabach at Nettlebed Folk Club

  The Village Club, Nettlebed, Oxfordshire

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• Mon 12 Oct 19:30 22:30

  Folk club night

  Rob Corcoran at Folk in the Cellar

  The Slaughtered Lamb, London

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• Mon 12 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Folk at the Grove

  The Grove Inn, Leeds, West Yorkshire

  • Mixed
  • Beginners welcome
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• Mon 12 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Bridge Folk Club

  The Bridge Hotel, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Mon 12 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Herga at the Castle

  The Castle, Harrow, Greater London

  • Song
  • Beginners welcome
  • Listeners Welcome
  • Round the Room
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• Mon 12 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Croydon Folk Club Singers and Musicians Night

  Ruskin House, Croydon, Greater London

  • Mixed
  • Beginners welcome
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• Mon 12 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  White Horse Folk Club Singers and Musicians Night

  The “C” Club, Beverley, East Yorkshire

  • Mixed
  • English
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• Mon 12 Oct 20:00 22:30

  Session

  Runcorn Folk Club Singers’ Night

  Runcorn Golf Club, Runcorn, Cheshire

  • Mixed
  • English
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• Mon 12 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Glenfarg Folk Club Singers’ Night

  Gateside Memorial Hall, Gateside, Fife

  • Mixed
  • Scottish
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• Mon 12 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Blonde on Bob at Black Swan Folk Club

  The Crescent Club, York

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• Mon 12 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Dave Ellis and Boo Howard at Chesham Folk Club

  White Hill Centre, Chesham, Buckinghamshire

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• Mon 12 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Lady Maisery and Andrew Milham at Colchester Folk Club

  Colchester Arts Centre, Colchester, Essex

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• Mon 12 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Jerry O’Reilly & Rosie Davis at The Cellar Upstairs

  The Alpaca, London

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• Mon 12 Oct 20:15 23:15

  Folk club night

  The Copper Family at Chichester Folk Song Club

  The Chichester Inn, Chichester, West Sussex

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Tuesday 13 October

Happy birthday to Simon Nicol (76 today)

Born on this day: Frances Tolmie (1840) and Iona Opie (1923)

• Tue 13 Oct 19:30 22:30

  Session

  Sharp’s Folk Club

  Cecil Sharp House, London, Greater London

  • Song
  • Shanties
  • Traditional
  • Beginners welcome
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Tue 13 Oct 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Cryer Folk

  Cryer Arts, Carshalton, Greater London

  • Mixed
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• Tue 13 Oct 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Folk Around Fishponds

  Greyhound, Fishponds, Bristol

  • Mixed
  • Contemporary
  • Traditional
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Tue 13 Oct 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Ardersier International Folk Club Singers’ Night

  Church Hall, Ardersier, Highland

  • Mixed
  • Scottish
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• Tue 13 Oct 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Topsham Folk Club Singers’ Night

  The Globe Hotel, Topsham, Devon

  • Mixed
  • English
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• Tue 13 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Session

  Nailsea Folk Club Singers and Musicians Night

  Grove Sports Centre, Nailsea, Somerset

  • Mixed
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Tue 13 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Maghull Folk Club

  The MCA Pub, Maghull, Merseyside

  • Mixed
  • Listeners Welcome
  • Singaround
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• Tue 13 Oct 20:00 22:30

  Session

  Bracknell Folk Singers’ Night

  The Foresters Arms, Bagshot, Surrey

  • Mixed
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Wednesday 14 October

• Wed 14 Oct 19:00 22:00

  Session

  Nova Scotia Folk Club

  Woodhill Evangelical Church (The Hub), Bishopbriggs, East Dunbartonshire

  • Mixed
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Wed 14 Oct 19:30 22:00

  Session

  Nether Edge Folk Club

  Nether Edge Bowling Club, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

  • Mixed
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• Wed 14 Oct 19:30 22:30

  Session

  Bromborough Folk Club

  The Merebrook, Bromborough, Merseyside

  • Mixed
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• Wed 14 Oct 19:30 22:30

  Session

  Redbourn Folk Sing Around

  The Hollybush, Redbourn, Hertfordshire

  • Mixed
  • English
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• Wed 14 Oct 19:30 22:00

  Session

  Faversham Folk Club Singers Night

  The Limes, Faversham, Kent

  • Mixed
  • English
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• Wed 14 Oct 19:30 22:30

  Folk club night

  Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman and Dave Smith and Patty Vetta at Ely Folk Club

  Arkenstall Village Centre, Haddenham, Cambridgeshire

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• Wed 14 Oct 19:45 22:45

  Folk club night

  Hebble at Otley Folk Club

  The Black Horse, Otley, West Yorkshire

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• Wed 14 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Red Lion Folk Club Floor Spots Night

  The Red Lion, Kings Heath, West Midlands

  • Mixed
  • Contemporary
  • Traditional
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Wed 14 Oct 20:00 22:45

  Session

  BRADFOLK

  Castle Hotel, Bradninch, Devon

  Maintained

  • Mixed
  • Americana
  • Bluegrass
  • Contemporary
  • English
  • Irish
  • Shanties
  • Traditional
  • Beginners welcome
  • Listeners Welcome
  • Round the Room
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• Wed 14 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Tarren at Cramlington Folk Club

  Benedictine Social Centre, Cramlington, Northumberland

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• Wed 14 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Norrie MacIver at Over Hulton Folk Club

  Over Hulton Conservative Club, Bolton, Greater Manchester

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• Wed 14 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  The Lost Notes and Colin Pitts at Bedworth Folk Club

  Bedworth Ex Servicemens Social Club & Institute, Bedworth, Warwickshire

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• Wed 14 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Dan Wilde and Betty Kendrick at The Willows Folk Club

  Wrea Green Institute, Wrea Green, Lancashire

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• Wed 14 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Alan Reid and Christine Kydd at Edinburgh Folk Club

  Ukrainian Community Centre, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

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• Wed 14 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  John Graham and Jim Jack at Dunfermline Folk Club

  The Glen Tavern, Dunfermline, Fife

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• Wed 14 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  George Machray at Irvine Folk Club

  Vineburgh Community Centre, Irvine, North Ayrshire

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• Wed 14 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Chris While and Julie Matthews at Marlborough Folk-Roots

  Marlborough Town Hall, Marlborough, Wiltshire

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• Wed 14 Oct 20:15 22:15

  Session

  Carrington Triangle Folk Club

  The Gladstone, Carrington, Nottinghamshire

  • Mixed
  • Contemporary
  • Traditional
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Wed 14 Oct 20:30 22:30

  Session

  Dorking Folk Club Singers’ Night

  Dorking Golf Club, Dorking, Surrey

  • Song
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• Wed 14 Oct 20:30 23:30

  Folk club night

  Seb Stone at Hambledon Folk Club

  The Pavilion, Hambledon, Hampshire

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